Can Fecaloma be Dissolved by Cola Injection in a Similar Way to Bezoars?
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using alligator grasping forceps, a tripod basket, and net. This attempt failed because the fecaloma was too slippery, large, and hard to grasp (Fig. A). A few days later, the patient was admitted to the hospital emergency room due to recurrent intractable abdominal pain. Abdominal CT revealed a cecal diverticulum with a diameter of 2.7 cm, filled with fecal material and mild edematous wall thickening, and a normal appearance of the appendix (Fig. B). The abdominal pain had Can Fecaloma be Dissolved by Cola Injection in a Similar Way to Bezoars?
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